Originally Posted by
Jarod
I agree. But what new limit could be less arbitrary than viability? One of the arguments against Roe is that viability is arbitrary.
I would hope they would use brain activity, the same measure we use to determine when you are no longer a person should be used to determine when you become a person.
Viability will continue to happen earlier and earlier in pregnancy as we get better at ex utero incubation.
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